K-9 unit chases down, bites violent criminal, police say

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -

A man police say cut off his electronic monitoring device earlier this month was arrested after tracked down by a K-9 unit early Tuesday morning.

Tomy Lee Bass, 27, is charged with attempted murder, first degree burglary, second degree kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon and resist, obstruct and delaying arrest, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a breaking and entering call of an occupied residence in the 2500 block of Rachel St.

Once officers arrived at the home, the victim stated that the suspect forced his way into the residence and a struggle ensued before the suspect stabbed the homeowner. The victim was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect ran from the location in the direction of Norris Avenue. Officers immediately established a perimeter. A short time later, a K-9 unit tracked the suspect to the backyard of a home on the corner of Rachel St. and Norris Ave.

During his apprehension, the suspect, identified as Tomy Lee Bass, was bitten by the K-9 and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Bass has since been released and transported to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.

Police arrested a Charlotte man in connection to multiple armed robberies. Police say on Monday around 7:38 a.m., a victim was robbed in the 5600 block of Reddman Road at Fifth-Third Bank. The victim says the suspect approached her with a knife and robbed her before fleeing on foot.

Police arrested a Charlotte man in connection to multiple armed robberies. Police say on Monday around 7:38 a.m., a victim was robbed in the 5600 block of Reddman Road at Fifth-Third Bank. The victim says the suspect approached her with a knife and robbed her before fleeing on foot.

The man who touched millions was also the man who thought much of God and little of himself. Tuesday, as people reflected on the life of Reverend Billy Graham, the word humility kept coming up. Graham was never one to bask in the limelight.

The man who touched millions was also the man who thought much of God and little of himself. Tuesday, as people reflected on the life of Reverend Billy Graham, the word humility kept coming up. Graham was never one to bask in the limelight.